As we are in the middle of Black History Month – I wanted to share this TVO piece on Harriet Tubman and her connection to St. Catharines. Harriet was a woman of strength, dignity and honour. She had extraordinary courage while leading hundreds of slaves to freedom. We celebrate Harriet and her connection to St. […]
Feb. 13, 2019 Mayor Sendzik delivers optimistic state of the city address Compassion, optimism and momentum are the defining words for St. Catharines according to Mayor Walter Sendzik’s state of the city address. The Mayor delivered his annual speech to an audience of more than 500 business and community leaders this afternoon at Club Roma. […]
St. Catharines mayor looks ahead to first year of new council term by Luke Edwards Niagara This Week – St. Catharines As St. Catharines grows and welcomes new residents, its mayor says the city must also continue looking after its own. Fresh off a successful run for a second term as mayor, Walter Sendzik is looking […]
ADAM BISBY – ST. CATHARINES, ONT. SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL Decades after Teenage Head played its last punk-rock show there, 201 St. Paul St. will soon be vacant no more. The corner lot on downtown St. Catharines’s main thoroughfare still sits empty, as it has done since the 1996 demolition of the infamously […]
February is Black History Month, which is a time to celebrate black history in St. Catharines and across Canada. The St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre is hosting the “Follow the North Star” exhibit of local history and guided tours this month. I encourage you to check out this award-winning exhibit. (You can take the new crosstown […]
More than $31 million will be invested in the City’s infrastructure following City Council’s approval of the 2019 Capital Budget. St. Catharines City Council passed the $31.3 million capital budget at its Jan. 28 meeting. The capital budget funds improvements and upgrades to important infrastructure assets in neighbourhoods across the City, such as roads, bridges, […]
It’s been a busy week with City Council meeting on Monday Regional Council last night, where we approved funding for safety barriers and mental health support. Thank you to Niagara United for speaking powerfully about the importance of taking action on this issue. You are doing important work to advocate for mental health and addictions […]
St. Catharines Council has opted in to permitting private retail cannabis stores to locate in the city. The decision came with unanimous support by Council at its Jan. 14 meeting. In addition to notifying the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) of its decision, Council is also requesting the province provide greater regulatory input […]
As we kick off a new year, it also means it’s time to address the business community for my annual State of the City. The event is hosted by the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce and takes place on February 13, 2019. I look forward to the opportunity to share my vision for our city, […]
We we close 2018 and start off a new year, I wanted to highlight on some of the amazing things that happened in our city this past year -Port Piers funding, GO Train announcement, improved transit routes, new businesses and investments – watch for those cranes, small business boom, progress on housing, election 2018, concerts, […]
Steelcon Fabrication Inc. has announced a new $40 million manufacturing facility will open in St. Catharines to produce its leading SIN-beam product for the North American market. A family-owned company based in Brampton, Steelcon uses advanced technologies to produce construction beams that are lighter, use less steel, and have less of an impact on the […]
The Mayor’s Report informing the residents of St. Catharines about events, news and business in #OurHomeSTC. Tonight is the last council meeting for the 2014-18 term – thank you to all of council for a great four years. We accomplished a lot of great things as a team for our city and to those not […]
